Mayakoba Classic thoughts

J.M.Olazabal. Took the 100's.

My two for this

Group B / Mayakoba Classic 2012 / Winner  Chris Stroud Back 18436884499  21-Feb-12
15:43    50 50.00  50 21-Feb-12 15:43   

Group B / Mayakoba Classic 2012 / Winner  Johnson Wagner Back 18436848254  21-Feb-12
15:41    15.5 75.00  15.5 21-Feb-12 15:41

Have backed 4 so far.

Mrs Slocum @49
Chris Stroud @52
Harrison Frazar @37
Woody Austin @230

Deinitely a tricky one this, front of the market is shocking value. It's obviously a short par 71 with a premium on hitting greens in regulation so I'm looking for some wily veterans to show these young guns how it's done

H Slocum 40/1 
T Aiken 40/1
T Lehman 80/1
S Micheel 150/1

Gl with all bets

I'm not copying Stonecold......I've gone -

John Merrick
JJ Henry
Roberto Castro
Roland Thatcher
Joe Ogilvie

Good luck all

Part of me wasn't looking forward to this weeks Mayakoba as I had such a huge long list of players to back - however once the prices started coming out it quickly became apparent that most of them I could knock off on the grounds of price. If someone like Briny Baird were ever to win then it would be here but at 45/1 I am quite happy to pass especially as the winner is generally an older, accurate player at a big price.
Cameron Beckman loves it round here and of the past champions lining up he is the most backable at the price. He can turn his form on from nowhere and at least he has been making cuts, I also like the 1st round leader play - in his five starts here he has been 2/9/4/2/5 after the opening salvo. 0.5 ew 60/1 + 0.4 ew rd 1 55/1
Roland Thatcher - course record holder with a 61 when he was 9th here in 2008. I will forgive him his missed cut on his only other appearance as he was returning from wrist surgery. He has been knocking the ball close to the pin this year - 2nd on proximity to hole stats but hasn't been holing the putts - knowing he has shot 61 here should help. He also won his first ever main tour event in Mexico so should have fond memories of the region. 0.2 ew 125/1 + 0.5 top ten 12/1
Stephen Ames is the one I have deliberated over most as he withdrew before the start in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago with a bad back but if he is fit then he really does match the winners profile. His best result last year came in the equally weak Puerto Rico Open when 3rd played on the same paspalum grass and of course he grew up on Trinidad so should be used to the climate and conditions. 0.2 ew 70/1
Skip Kendall - I guess you can't beat good current form and Kendall won on Sunday on the Nationwide Tour in Colombia. Hit or miss here in four appearances with a 4th, 9th and two missed cuts. His career is littered with good back to back finishes and the last time he won on the Nationwide Tour he played a Greg Norman designed course the following week and finished 2nd. You might have to send off some emails to get him quoted as he was a late alternate into the field 0.2 ew 100/1

Seung-Yul Noh
John Huh
Martin Flores

All E/W.   Good luck.

Can anyone actually bring themselves to back Jarrod Lyle at 24's ? On paper he looks the one to beat this week with 3 top 10's in the last 3 years in this and 4th last week. I think he is a great bet but that price is appalling imo, really can't bring myself to back him at that price.

Think the changes Brian Gay is making to his long game are starting to pay off, to me he looks a very good bet this week.

gl guys

Added Brian Gay and Chad Campbell making a list of 6 in the tournament for me. Good luck all

My men in this are;

Ames - Perfect profile for the course
Lonard - Solid last week & great course record
Michael Thompson - Great young player who will win soon.
Every - Lots of obvious connections in this event with Hawaii, Wilson, Wagner etc and Every was very prominent in Hawaii.
Compton - Just a hunch - been solid this season so far & won N/W event in Mexico last yr.

Good luck all!

Skippy, Skippy
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Skippy, Skippy
Skippy, our friend ever true.

I am pleased with the 69 by William Mcgritt in the first round (seven birdies five bogies

thatcher out


not often you are unhappy to hear those 2 words together

zack miller shot 64 2nd round last year

wonder what dad has to say

Honestly, Zack Miller should be stripped of his card. 81/92 is just nowhere near being good enough to remain on tour.  Unacceptable, imagine a comparable performance in a team sport, your contract would be torn up.

Are Sky showing this tourney at all??

Was hoping to watch Chris Stroud romp home for his first PGA win

This would have been a good option to have on the red button on Sunday imo... especially if the matchplay final is a damp squib and someone is miles clear in that. Looks nailed on to be a close finish in this...should be a very interesting final day with lots of players in the mix looking for a breakthrough 1st win on the PGA tour.

Have to think Summerhays is going to struggle with outright lead & off the front four can only fancy stroud with any confidence.

Look ripe for someone on -7 or -6 to come through. Sneaky feeling for Turnesa who at least knows how to win & who knows if Allenby or CH3 are ever going to win again it's likely from this sort of position.

I've got Every running still from the off who has a chance of place money and have added a few quid on Turnesa.

Good luck all!